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2 Samuel 11

1Anditcametopass,atthereturnלִתְשׁוּבַ֨תlit.shu.VatH8666oftheyearהַשָּׁנָ֜הha.sha.NahH8141,atthetimeלְעֵ֣ת׀le.'EtH6256whenkingsH4428goH3318outtobattle,thatDavidדָּוִ֡דda.VidH1732sentH7971Joabיוֹאָב֩yo.'AvH3097,andhisservantsעֲבָדָ֨יו'a.va.DavH5650withhim,andallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheydestroyedוַיַּשְׁחִ֙תוּ֙vai.yash.Chi.tuH7843thechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֔וֹןa.MonH5983,andbesiegedRabbahרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7237.ButDavidוְדָוִ֖דve.da.VidH1732tarriedatJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Anditcametopassateventide,thatDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965fromoffhisbedמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙mish.ka.VoH4904,andwalkedוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980upontheroofגַּ֣גgagH1406oftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004:andfromtheroofהַגָּ֑גha.GagH1406hesawH7200awomanאִשָּׁ֛ה'i.ShahH802bathingH7364;andthewomanוְהָ֣אִשָּׁ֔הve.Ha.'i.ShahH802wasH1961veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966beautifultolookH7200upon.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732sentH7971andinquiredafterthewomanלָֽאִשָּׁ֑הla.'i.ShahH802.AndonesaidH559,IsnotthisBath-sheba,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofEliamאֱלִיעָ֔ם'e.li.'AmH463,thewifeאֵ֖שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850?

4AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֜יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,andtookH3947her;andshecameH935inuntohim,andhelayH7901withher(forshewaspurifiedfromheruncleannessמִטֻּמְאָתָ֑הּmi.tum.'a.TahH2932);andshereturnedוַתָּ֖שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725untoherhouseבֵּיתָֽהּ׃bei.TahH1004.

5Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁ֑הha.'i.ShahH802conceivedH2029;andshesentH7971andtoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732,andsaidH559,Iamwithchild.

6AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732sentH7971toJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, saying,SendH7971meUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֑יha.chi.TiH2850.AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097sentH7971Uriahאֽוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223toDavidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732.

7AndwhenUriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223wascomeH935untohim,Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732askedוַיִּשְׁאַ֣לvai.yish.'AlH7592ofhimhowJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097did,andhowthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971fared,andhowthewarH4421prospered.

8AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732saidH559toUriahלְא֣וּרִיָּ֔הle.'U.ri.YahH223,GoH3318downtothyhouseלְבֵיתְךָ֖le.vei.te.KhaH1004,andwashוּרְחַ֣ץu.re.ChatzH7364thyfeetH7272.AndUriahאֽוּרִיָּה֙'u.ri.YahH223departedoutoftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004,andtherefollowedhimamessoffoodfromthekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

9ButUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223sleptatthedoorH6607oftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004withalltheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofhislordאֲדֹנָ֑יו'a.do.NavH113,andwentH3381notdownיָרַ֖דya.RadH3381tohishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

10AndwhentheyhadtoldH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732,sayingH559,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֖ה'u.ri.YahH223wentH935notdownH3381untohishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untoUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, Art thounotcomeH935fromajourneyמִדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙mi.De.rekhH1870? wherefore didst thounotgoH935downunto thyhouseבֵּיתֶֽךָ׃bei.Te.khaH1004?

11AndUriahאוּרִיָּ֜ה'u.ri.YahH223saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Thearkהָ֠אָרוֹןHa.'a.ronH727,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֜הvi.hu.DahH3063,abideinboothsבַּסֻּכּ֗וֹתba.su.KotH5521;andmylordוַאדֹנִ֨יva.do.NiH113Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097,andtheservantsוְעַבְדֵ֤יve.'av.DeiH5650ofmylordאֲדֹנִ֨י'a.do.NiH113,areencampedחֹנִ֔יםcho.NimH2583intheopenfieldH7704;shallIthengoאָב֧וֹא'a.Vo'H935intomyhouseבֵּיתִ֛יbei.TiH1004,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.TotH8354,andtolieוְלִשְׁכַּ֣בve.lish.KavH7901withmywifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י'ish.TiH802?asthou livest,andasthysoulH5315liveth,Iwillnotdothisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

12AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559toUriahאוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223, TarryhereH2088to-dayalsoגַּם־gam-H1571,andto-morrowIwillletthee depart.SoUriahאוּרִיָּ֧ה'u.ri.YahH223abodeinJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389thatdayH3117,andthemorrow.

13AndwhenDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732hadcalledH7121him,hedideatH398anddrinkH8354beforehim;andhemadehimdrunkוַֽיְשַׁכְּרֵ֑הוּvay.sha.ke.Re.huH7937:andatevenhewentH3318outtolieלִשְׁכַּ֤בlish.KavH7901onhisbedבְּמִשְׁכָּבוֹ֙be.mish.ka.VoH4904withtheservantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650ofhislordאֲדֹנָ֔יו'a.do.NavH113,butwentH3318notdownיָרָֽד׃ya.RadH3381tohishouseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004.

14Anditcametopassinthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,thatDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wroteH3789aletterסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612toJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097,andsentH7971itbythehandבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027ofUriahאוּרִיָּֽה׃'u.ri.YahH223.

15AndhewroteH3789intheletterבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,SetyeUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֗ה'u.ri.YahH223intheforefrontofthehottestbattleהַמִּלְחָמָה֙ha.mil.cha.MahH4421,andretireyefromhim,thathemaybesmitten,anddieוָמֵֽת׃ סva.MetH4191.

16Anditcametopass,whenJoabיוֹאָ֖בyo.'AvH3097keptH8104watchבִּשְׁמ֥וֹרbish.MorH8104uponthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,thatheassignedUriahא֣וּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223untotheplaceהַמָּקוֹם֙ha.ma.kOmH4725whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834heknewH3045thatvaliantmenH376were.

17AndthemenH376ofthecityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892wentH3318out,andfoughtH3898withJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097:andtherefellH5307someofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,evenoftheservantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650ofDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732;andUriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּֽי׃ha.chi.TiH2850diedH4191alsoגַּ֖םgamH1571.

18ThenJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097sentH7971andtoldH5046Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allthethingsH1697concerningthewarH4421;

19andhechargedthemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֖ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Whenthou hastmadeanendH3615oftellingallthethingsH1697concerningH413thewarH4421untothekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428,

20itshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961that,iftheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wrathH2534arise,andhesayוְאָמַ֣רve.'a.MarH559unto thee, WhereforewentH5927yesonigh untothecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֑םle.hi.la.ChemH3898?knewיְדַעְתֶּ֔םye.da'.TemH3045yenotthattheywouldshootיֹר֖וּyo.RuH3384fromthewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346?

21whosmoteAbimelechאֲבִימֶ֣לֶךְ'a.vi.Me.lekhH40thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerubbesheth?didnotawomanאִשָּׁ֡ה'i.ShahH802castH7993anupperרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393millstoneH7393uponhimfromthewallהַֽחוֹמָה֙ha.cho.MahH2346,sothathediedH4191atThebezבְּתֵבֵ֔ץbe.te.VetzH8405?whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100wentyesonighthewallהַֽחוֹמָ֑הha.cho.MahH2346?thenshalt thousayוְאָ֣מַרְתָּ֔ve.'A.mar.taH559, Thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadH4191alsoגַּ֗םGamH1571.

22Sothemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֑ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397wentH935,andcameH935andshowedDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732allthatJoabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097hadsentH7971himfor.

23Andthemessengerהַמַּלְאָךְ֙ha.mal.'oKhH4397saidH559untoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,ThemenH376prevailedגָבְר֤וּga.ve.RuH1396againstus,andcameoutuntousintothefieldH7704,andwewereH1961uponthemevenuntotheentranceפֶּ֥תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateהַשָּֽׁעַר׃ha.Sha.'arH8179.

24AndtheshootersshotH3384atthyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙ךָ֙'a.va.De.khaH5650fromoffthewallהַחוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346;andsomeoftheking’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsמֵעַבְדֵ֣יme.'av.DeiH5650aredeadH4191,andthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֛'av.de.KhaH5650Uriahאוּרִיָּ֥ה'u.ri.YahH223theHittiteהַחִתִּ֖יha.chi.TiH2850isdeadH4191alsoוְגַ֗םve.GamH1571.

25ThenDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidH559untothemessengerהַמַּלְאָ֗ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541shalt thousayH559untoJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097,Letnotthisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697displease thee,fortheswordהֶחָ֑רֶבhe.Cha.revH2719devourethoneH2088aswellasanother;makeH2388thybattleמִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧mil.cham.te.KhaH4421morestrongH2388againstthecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892,andoverthrowit:andencourageH2388thouhim.

26Andwhenthewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת'E.shetH802ofUriahאֽוּרִיָּ֔ה'u.ri.YahH223heardH8085thatUriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223herhusbandאִישָׁ֑הּ'i.ShahH376wasdeadH4191,shemadeH8085lamentationforherhusbandH376.

27Andwhenthemourningהָאֵ֗בֶלha.'E.velH60wasH1961past,Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732sentH7971andtookherhometohishouseבֵּיתוֹ֙bei.ToH1004,andshebecamehiswifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802,andbarehimasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.Butthethingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatDavidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732haddonedispleasedJehovah.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 11

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